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These three youngsters with their beaming open-faced smiles could likely be anywhere in the world. They could be found scampering around in the leafy spaces of city parks. They could be found joshing around on the manicured lawns of suburban houses. They could be playing games on hot pavements, oblivious to the hustle and bustle…

Two years ago I was approached by a young couple with a surprising proposition: they wanted to commission me to paint Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper". In my style was the only specification. I felt alternately daunted, disinterested, resistant and, mostly, out of my depth. Nonetheless it was a tempting challenge and me being…

It's a tremendously satisfying experience to meet a group of total strangers one day and within 48 hours feel you’ve become the best of friends. And the only bonding exercise used was painting together. So it was at a recent art weekend set up with the collaboration of a local B&B hostess and myself. No…

“Creativity is the residue of time wasted.” Albert Einstein In a previous blog I mentioned my box fetish which goes some way towards explaining why I simply love working on my series of quirky "urban landscapes". I am often asked how I do it. A loaded question deserves a direct hit answer: pure genius,…

I can proudly say that in many of my adult art classes, the artists-in-training will often behave like children: at times rebellious and argumentative but most of all playful. I welcome it since my objective is to coax them into getting in touch with their "child within". What good is that going to do them,…

“….she’ll be riding 6 white horses when she comes…she’ll be riding 6 white horses, riding 6 white horses..riding 6 white horses when she comes…”. A fun song we all know, usually associated with merry-makers in a pub after one too many rounds of beer. However, this little bar-stomping number was a spontaneous performance conducted by…

Paint Malta

Join us in a discovery of the rich culture of the Three Cities of Malta from an artist's perspective. We organise entertaining activities ranging from art tuition, language studies, cooking courses, history walks and talks. All set in the magnificent ambiance of the Three Cities.